Famous Birthdays Jan 11 Columban Praelisauer, German music director and composer, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1753) Jan 20 Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1741) Jan 29 Carlmann Kolb, German composer and priest, born in Kösslarn, Lower Bavaria (d. 1765) Born in 1703 Famous Deaths Jan 11 Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (b. 1632) Jan 16 Matteo Coferati, composer, dies at 64 Jan 30 Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese retainer for the Shogun, murdered in the revenge of the 47 rōnin Dec 1702 History by Year Feb 1703 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions